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Name: Inchkeith Light  

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Nearest Town or City:
Kinghorn, , United Kingdom

Location: On island in center of Firth of Forth, southeast Scotland.


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Managing Organization:
Northern Lighthouse Board

Website: http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/inchkeith.htm

Tower Height: 62

Height of Focal Plane: 220

Characteristic and Range: Flashing white every 15 seconds, range 22 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: Conical, brown stone tower.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1804

Date Present Tower Built: 1804

Date Automated: 1986

Fog Signal: Discontinued 1984 (was 2 blasts every 90 seconds).

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? No.


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